Crock Pot French Style Green Beans – Slow Cooker Green Beans With Potatoes

Crock Pot French Style Green Beans is the perfect recipe to bring to any large gathering or holiday event. These slow cooker green beans with potatoes and ham can be put in the crock pot in the morning and are ready for lunch with minimal effort.

Crock Pot French Style Green Beans

Growing up, my Mom always served French-Style green beans. You know the kind, right?  They are thin slivers of green beans that come straight from the can. Mom jazzed them up for us, of course with a little butter, maybe a little seasoning.  All I know is that I loved when Mom made them, and I still have a special place in my heart for those skinny, French Style Green Beans. I decided to create a crock pot recipe using French style green beans that would be great for large gatherings, parties or the holidays.

Slow Cooker Green Beans With Potatoes

I love volunteering to bring green beans to the holiday meals. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, these are great for any holiday. Why, you might ask? That’s because they are so easy to make in the slow cooker.  With very little effort, I have my side dish ready to go, and I don’t even break a sweat.

Plus, Crock Pot Green Beans are so versatile to make:

• Use ham or bacon.
• Add onions and/ or garlic.
• For added flavor, chicken broth, chicken bouillon, or Better than Bouillon work great.
• French-Style or Cut Green Beans both can be used.
• Add more flavor with brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, or bacon grease.

Ingredient List for Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Green Beans

• French Style Green Beans, drained
• New Potatoes
• Ham, chunked (or a ham hock)
• Chicken Broth
• Garlic, minced
• Butter
• Salt
• Black Pepper

Optional Ingredients:

• Bacon Grease
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Brown Sugar
• Better than Bouillon
• Onions (yellow onions or white onions)

How to Make Crock Pot Green Beans with Potatoes

Step By Step Instructions

1. Drain green beans. Cut ham into small chunks. Mince garlic.
2. Add green beans, ham, new potatoes, garlic, chicken broth, salt and black pepper to crock pot insert. Stir well.
3. Cut butter into chunks and add to the top.
4. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool completely. Transfer to an airtight container or a bowl with a lid, and store in the fridge for up to a week.

For the full ingredient list and recipe steps for Slow Cooker French Style Green Beans, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post. 

Recipe FAQs

• Regular cut-green beans (canned) can be used instead of French-Style, if desired.
• Beef broth or vegetable broth could be used instead of chicken broth.
• For extra flavor, add a scoop or two of Better than Chicken Bouillon and/or bacon grease.
• Substitute fried bacon bits for ham, if desired.
• Can’t find new potatoes, cut regular potatoes into bite-sized pieces instead.
• Jarred, minced garlic works great. I put in approximately a Tablespoon total.
• Substitute margarine for butter, if needed.
• Use leftover holiday ham, cut up some ham steaks or the cubed ham in the grocery store works in a pinch.
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Equipment

This is my favorite crock pot accessory. It’s an insulated crock pot carrier that will keep your food warm during transportation.

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Crockpot Green Beans and Ham

Ham is the perfect accompaniment to green beans. The saltiness of the ham helps to flavor the naturally bland flavor of the green beans. Make this an old fashioned green bean recipe by adding new potatoes too.

What type of ham should you add to green beans?

Use ham steak cut into cubes, leftover diced holiday ham, a chunk of ham from the deli (cubed or diced), pre-diced ham from the refrigerated section, or whatever type of ham you can get your hands on.

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